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Highway Chapter 90
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BALANCE SHEET AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1950
Assets
Liabilities and Surplus
Cash-Manufacturers National
$165,940.71
FEDERAL GRANTS
Old Age Assistance
1,525.39
Cash-National Shawmut Bank 181,289.19
$347,229.90
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Tax Levy-1948 account
289.75
Tax Levy-1949 account
1,270.24
Tax Levy-1950 account
9,100.42
RESERVES
10,660.41
Motor Vehicles Excise
1,696.57
Tax Titles
48.78
Levy of 1949 excise tax
2.60
Tax Possession
609.28
Levy of 1950 excise tax
1,693.97
1,696.57
State Aid-Highways
6,495.89
TAX TITLES & POSSESSIONS
10,219.03
Tax Titles
48.78
OVERLAY RESERVED
Tax Possessions
609.28
Levy 1948 account
289.75
658.06
Levy 1949 account
1,270.24
DEPARTMENTAL
Levy 1950 account
3,127.14
4,687.13
Water Rates
1,352.61
Water Supplies
16.00
Overlay Surplus
2,534.97
1,368.51
Road Machinery Revenue Account
1,311.75
OTHER RECEIVABLES
Due from State Aid to Highways
6,495.89
Old Age Adm. 463.33
Aid Dependent Children 233.58
Aid Dependent Adm. 5.53
2,227.83
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Water Rates & Supplies
1,368.51
632.01
APPROPRIATION BALANCES
Regional School
200.00
School Building
314,588.10
Tax Titles
280.83
Library Committee
100.00
State & County Tax
132.91
Building Committee
392.96
315,694.80
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS
School Lunch Fund
226.22
School Athletic Fund
161.71
Premium on Bonds
5,778.50
6,166.43
Surplus Revenue
24,635.39
$368,109.34
$368,109.34
TRUST FUNDS AND DEBT ACCOUNT AT DECEMBER 31, 1950 TRUST ACCOUNT
Trust Fund-Cash
727.30
School Fund
727.30
Post War Rehabilitation -Cash
1,121.21
Post War Income
1,121.21
Library Stabilization-Cash
5,259.39
Library Fund
5,259.39
7,107.90 NET FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT ACCOUNT
7,107.90
Fund or fixed debt
325,000.00 School Building
325,000.00
EDWARD OSTERHOLM, Treasurer
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1950
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit to you my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1950.
Not Sealing
Scales-
Adjusted Sealed Sealed
Fee
Total
Platform over 10,000 lbs. 1
1
$5.00
$5.00
Platform 100-5,000 lbs. 4 9
1.00
9.00
Scales under 100 1bs. 6
14
3
.50
7.00
Weights-
Avoirdupois
9
40
.10
4.00
Capacity Measures-
Liquid under 1 gal.
11
.10
1.10
Automatic Measuring Devices-
Meters under 1 inch
19
1.00
19.00
Meters over 1 inch
4
3.00
12.00
Grease measuring pumps
15
.25
3.75
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Total
20
113
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$60.85
Reweighing of commodities put up for sale:
Beans 6, bread 11, butter 11, coal 1, potatoes 6, lard 6, meat 5.
Cash paid to town treasurer
$60.85
Appropriation
$75.00
Salary
$50.00
Transportation and supplies 25.00
$75.00
Respectfully submitted,
ADRIAN G. WHEELER,
Sealer.
111
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
During the year 1950, seventeen new connections were completed, and two old services renewed. Two hydrants on South Street were broken. One was repaired, the other wait- ing for repairs. Both were paid for by insurance companies.
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS:
COTTAGE & PLEASANT STREETS
Pipe laying to Spring Street was completed, and job finished.
Balance on hand January 1, 1950
$41.00
Amount expended: 41.00
FLETCHER STREET
Balance on hand January 1, 1950
$86.81
Amount expended:
86.81
HIGHLAND AVENUE
Balance on hand January 1, 1950
$728.25
Amount expended 728.25
New pipe laying at Cottage and Fletcher Street jobs com- pleted. Connection on eight-inch main on South Street to new elementary school made by six-inch pipe extended to school yard water hydrant, and the expense assumed by New School Building Committee.
AMOUNT PAID TREASURER
Rates:
Supplies
$4,597.14 278.48
$4,875.62
Amount due from rates:
$1,352.51
Supplies
16.00
$1,368.51
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ANNUAL REPORT
GENERAL ACCOUNT
Appropriation
$7,535.00
March 14-
North Attleboro Water Dept.
1,732.62
H. R. Prescott & Sons, supplies 11.80
Frank King, labor 10.00
Charles Hunt, labor
4.00
March 28-
Frank King, labor
33.00
Charles Hunt, labor
33.00
North Attleboro Chronicle Co., bills 8.50
April 12-
Charles Hunt, labor
7.00
Frank King, labor
10.00
H. R. Prescott & Sons, supplies
72.35
Charles S. Cobb, trucking
4.50
April 26-
Frank King, labor
23.00
Harry B. Thompson, salary
50.00
May 10-
Frank King, labor
51.00
Charles Hunt, labor
38.00
May 23-
Frank King, labor
28.00
Charles Hunt, labor
20.00
H. R. Prescott & Sons, supplies
108.60
June 6-
Frank King, labor
31.00
Charles Hunt, labor
29.00
Alton French, tapping
35.00
Charles S. Cobb, truck
6.00
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June 19-
H. R. Prescott & Sons, supplies
77.68
North Attleboro Chronicle Co., statements 6.00
Harry Proal, labor
10.80
Everett Skinner, labor 8.80
Frank King, labor
40.00
July 18-
Louis A. Morrell, digger and labor 112.00
Frank King, labor 38.00
Norfolk Asphalt Concrete, black top 12.50
Everett Skinner, labor Fletcher St. 8.80
Gilbert Berkley, labor Fletcher St. 6.80
Frank Martin, labor Fletcher St.
6.80
North Attleboro Chronicle Co., bills
3.50
North Attleboro Water Dept., water supply 1,594.98
H. R. Prescott & Sons, supplies 125.00
August 1-
H. S. LaPorte, repair picks 4.85
Frank King, labor 88.00
August 15-
Frank King, labor
12.00
August 28-
Alton French, tapping 11 services 55.00
Frank King, labor 20.00
Repairing Fletcher & W. Bacon St., labor 49.20
Sept. 12-
Connection on W. Bacon St. to Fletcher St. and supplies 316.94
Oct. 11-
Frank King, labor 46.00
Charles Hunt, labor 17.00
North Attleboro Chronicle Co., bills 8.50
Harry B. Thompson, salary 50.00
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Oct. 25-
Louis A. Morrell, digger, South St. 170.40
Frank King, labor 72.00
Charles Hunt, labor 42.00
November 8-
Frank King, labor 14.00
Charles Hunt, labor 11.00
Alton French, labor
19.00
H. R. Prescott & Sons, supplies 45.00
December 5-
Frank King, labor
8.00
Alton French, labor
5.00
Louis A. Morrell, connection Fletcher St.
24.00
Harry B. Thompson, salary
50.00
Alton E. French, salary
25.00
Frank V. Henrich, salary
25.00
Harry B. Thompson, refund, paid freight bill 2.55
December 30-
North Attleboro Water Dept., water supply 1,822.08
Rensselaer Valve Company, hydrant stand pipe 83.55
Amount expended: $7,484.10
Balance $50.90
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY B. THOMPSON
ALTON E. FRENCH .
FRANK V. HENRICH
Water Commissioners.
115
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We herewith submit our report for the year ending December 31, 1950.
The usual maintenance work at the Town Forest consisted of the cutting of brush in the pines, and cutting of brush and grass in the vicinity of Sandy's Dairy Bar.
Appropriation $75.00
Expended 73.50
Balance
$1.50
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. SNELL
HARRY O. PROAL
EDGAR F. BERRY
Town Forest Committee
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report of Tree Warden, for the year ending December 31, 1950.
Appropriation
$300.00
Labor
$165.00
State Tree Expert, Inc., labor
88.50
State Tree Expert, Inc., pruner
8.50
Alec Frederickson, truck hire
38.00
$300.00
116
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Board of Trustees of the Public Library is the same as last year. Mr. Theodore A. Wickman, President; Mrs. Alice M. Pease, Secretary, and the third member, Mr. Arthur W. Washburn, Sr.
The library has been kept open with regular hours. Miss Lillian Power as librarian in the evenings, and Miss Joan McQuade as librarian in the afternoons.
We are still co-operating with the school in the matter of certified State reading, and books are purchased each year to add to the required material.
Fiction
3,038
Non-fiction
6
Circulation
3,044
Appropriation
$600.00
Expenses
598.88
Balance
$1.12
Respectfully submitted,
THEODORE A. WICKMAN
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN ALICE M. PEASE,
Trustees of the Public Library.
117
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We submit our annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1950.
During the year 2 arrests were made.
Complaints and investigations, 94.
Papers served for out-of-town departments, 29. Sum- mons, 28. Capias, 1. Warrants, 0.
Motor vehicle accidents for the year, 30. Persons in- jured, 14.
In our report we find that we have had an increase in auto accidents, complaints and papers served for out-of-town departments.
I wish at this time to thank all of the department, who, through their fine co-operation during my illness, helped make the year a successful one.
In submitting this report I especially want to thank your Board for the co-operation shown me during the year 1950.
Appropriation
$3,700.00
Salaries
$3,526.50
Court Officer
23.50
Transportation
29.00
Telephone
103.15
Supplies
4.70
3,686.85
Balance
$13.15
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER A. MEYER, Chief of Police.
118
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
Once more in this year 1950, with the close co-operation of the men in our department and a large degree of good for- tune, our town has suffered a very small amount of real estate loss by fire.
We had one death caused by fire this year, which for your information is the eleventh fatality in which our department has been involved in the past sixteen years.
In viewing the future, we feel that an important stride has been made by the forming of a Mutual Aid Pact. This consists of eight adjoining towns that may call on each other for help and equipment in time of need.
One more fire alarm box has been installed. This is part of our program of adding at least one or two boxes to our system every year.
With expansions in home building which has occurred in recent years, we want to inform you that the time is near when our town will have to have more complete coverage of its signal system. This will mean additional cost in our budget.
In view of the fact that this department has always held its budget to a minimum, the time is at hand when more out- lay will be needed for the increased demands. This is a protective department and as the town grows, the services re- quired become greater.
Due to the fact that the men make personal sacrifices by the interest and time they put into this department, we think that they should have an increase in compensation.
We thank you, the personnel of this department, the busi- ness men and the citizens for the fine co-operation we have received in the past. We ask all to call, inspect and inquire about the operations of our department.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Appropriation:
$3,400.00
Salaries
$1,299.00
Salary, janitor
120.00
Worcester Suburban Electric and No. Attleboro Gas Company N. E. Tel. & Tel.
142.19
149.80
Insurance
266.40
Hose and equipment
623.68
New Fire Alarm Box,
East Bacon Street
366.25
Miscellaneous supplies
432.31
$3,399.63
Balance $.37
Respectfully submitted,
CHRISTIAN F. HENRICH, Chief ALTON E. FRENCH, First Ass't CHESTER A. MEYER, Second Ass't.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK AND DAIRIES
To the Board of Health: Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Milk and Dairies for the Town of Plainville, for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1950, as follows:
Milk Licenses issued: 29 @ $1.00 $29.00 Oleomargarine Licenses: 3 @ $1.00 3.00
$32.00
Cash paid Town Treasurer
$32.00
Respectfully submitted,
EARL B. THOMPSON,
Milk Inspector.
120
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Activities of the Board of Health during 1950 consisted mainly in the investigation of the usual number of complaints.
Mr. Putnam Steele, Sanitary Inspector for the Town, did excellent work in the inspection of restaurant equipment, and the regular inspection of milk and cream. He worked in con- junction with Mr. Vincent Brimley, State Sanitary Officer.
We were able to turn back into the treasury about one- third of the appropriation, due to the fact that we had no County Hospital tubercular care.
It is most important that all prevailing epidemics be filed with the Board, and cooperation of the parent is asked.
Disease recordings on file in the Town Office for the year 1950 were as follows:
Scarlet Fever 3 Chicken Pox 30
Mumps
1
Whooping Cough 20
Dog Bites
3 German Measles 2
Measles 1
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN SYDNEY J. ANDREWS LeROY B. WILSON
Board of Health
121
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF POISON IVY CONTROL
Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my annual report of Poison Ivy Con- trol, for the year ending December 31, 1950. Appropriation $200.00
Franklin Hardware Co., material
$72.00
E. Skinner, repairs
5.00
Fred Benker, gas and oil
9.24
Labor payroll
72.00
Alec Fredrickson, truck hire
41.50
199.74
Balance .26
Respectfully submitted,
ALEC H. FREDRICKSON
Moth Supt.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1950.
All cattle brought in from out of state were identified by ear tag and released.
The fall inspection asked for by the State has been com- pleted.
Respectfully submitted,
EARL B. THOMPSON,
Inspector of Animals.
122
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending December 31, 1950.
Of the sixty-four (64) carcasses inspected there were 28 cattle; 16 sheep; 10 pigs and 10 calves, which were inspected and stamped, and the required reports sent to the State De- partment of Health.
Respectfully submitted,
EARL B. THOMPSON,
Inspector of Slaughtering.
ASSESSORS REPORT, 1950
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen-
Gentlemen:
The Report of the Board of Assessors is herewith respect- fully submitted.
Appropriations:
Regular Town Meeting
$143,724.00
Trans. from Available Funds
73,000.30
County Tax
3,244.74
County Tax, Under Estimate (1949)
318.28
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
1,937.27
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment Under
Estimate (1949)
581.86
State Parks and Reservations Assessment
176.04
Under Estimate (1949)
56.79
State Audit of Municipal Accts.
575.69
Under Estimate (1949)
5.28
Overlay Reserve
4,741.92
$228,362.17
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Total Estimated Receipts
68,656.62
Voted from Available Funds
73,000.30
Total Taxes Committed
Real Estate @ $44.00 per thousand valuation
72,776.00
Personal Property @ 44.00 per thousand valuation Polls @ $2.00 valuation
12,733.25
1,196.00
$228,362.17
Excise Tax:
Total Valuation of Cars Assessed
$516,887.00
Total Tax Assessed
16,427.02
Total Number Cars Assessed
1,123
Table of Aggregates:
Real Estate Assessed
$1,654,000.00
Personal Estate Assessed
289,392.00
$1,943,392.00
Aggregate
Number of Persons, Partnerships, Corps.,
Assessed
772
Number of Polls
598
Number of Dwelling Houses
541
Number of Acres of Land
63,060
Live Stock Assessed:
Horses
25
Cattle
193
Swine
77
Sheep
16
Fowl
7190
CHARLES J. QUIRK, SYDNEY J. ANDREWS, FRANK V. HENRICH,
Board of Assessors
124
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CENTER TOWN
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Total
Payrolls
$1,341.58
Material: Sand, gravel, etc.
242.71
Miscellaneous supplies & repairs
415.28
Gas, oil and parts
2,027,72
T. E. A. Fuller Ins. Agency: Fire, theft and plates
23.93
Norfolk Asphalt Concrete Company: Asphalt concrete
127.85
Plainville Machine Works:
Trailer unit; sweeper
$27.50
Dyar Sales & Machinery:
Sweeper broom
25.00
52.50
4,231.57
Truck Hire:
W. H. Riley & Son,
tractor & trailer moving
$15.00
bulldozer
41.50
56.50
Dona Beach, grader
164.50
truck hire
21.00
185.50
Louis Morrell, power shovel
112.00
shovel-compressor
62.00
174.00
Courtois Sand & Gravel Co.
Rental sand box
10.00
Truck hire
20.00
Alec Fredrickson,
Tractor loader
32.50
Power pump
4.00
30.00
36.50
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ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount Total
Patsy Cavalieri & Son,
Power shovel
160.50
Truck hire
9.00
169.50
Town of Plainville, Truck hire
115.00
767.00
$4,998.57
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Transferred Road Machinery
1,000.00
$5,000.00
Expended
4,998.57
Balance
$1.43
DRAINAGE
Payrolls
$482.71
Material, blocks, cement, pipe, etc.
564.79
Supplies, and miscellaneous
78.90
Truck Hire:
Walsh & Babineau, backhoe
$200.00
Patsy Cavalieri & Son, power shovel
31.50
M. F. Cash, truck hire
41,50
M. F. Cash, tractor, truck hire
29.50
Dona Beach, power grader
150.00
Louis Grimaldi, backhoe power shovel compressors
165.00
W. H. Riley & Son, bulldozer
11.00
Town of Plainville, truckhire
80.00
873.50
$1,999.90
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Expended
1,999.90
Balance
.10
$1,126.40
85.00
80.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Total
SIDEWALK-E. BACON STREET
Payrolls
$465.20
Materials, gravel, loam, etc.
239.09
$ 704.29
Truck Hire:
Mervin Gay, roller
$135.00
Carleton F. Holbrook, grader
67.50
Alec Frederickson, loading-tractor
92.00
294.50
$998.79
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expended
998.79
Balance
$1.21
SNOW REMOVAL ACCOUNT
Payrolls
$767.80
Material: Sand & gravel, etc.
287.34
Salt Dispenser
16.00
Parts and supplies
134.93
Miscellaneous repairs
42.63
$1,248.70
Truck Hire:
Alec Frederickson, truck hire
$145.00
Alec Frederickson, tractor
105.00
250.00
$1,498.70
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Expended
1,498:70
Balance
$1.30
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Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Total
HIGHWAY-CHAPTER 90
Payrolls
$ 848.14 1,053.36
Materials
$1,901.50
Truck Hire:
Courtois Sand & Gravel Co.
Truck hire & sand box
$48.00
W. H. Riley & Son, Tractor and Trailer moving
12.00
Alec Frederickson, tractor
60.00
Town of Plainville, truck hire
72.00
192.00
$2,093.50
Appropriations:
County
$700.00
State
700.00
Town
700.00
$2,100.00
Expended
2,093.50
Balance $6.50
HIGHWAY-CHAPTER 81
Payrolls
$4,845.36
Material: Sand and gravel
953.74
Miscellaneous materials and supplies
90.44
Chemical Corp., rock salt
392.00
Solvay Sales, chloride
28.60
N. E. Metal Culvert Co., invert and band
70.31
E. L. LeBaron Foundry, frame and grates 119.60
Commonwealth of Mass., curb, inlet and pipes
34.16
Southeastern Construction Co., bottom and radius blocks 30.57
Norfolk Asphalt Co., asphalt concrete
259.28
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., asphalt concrete and patch Mack Construction Company:
RC-2 $ 170.13
MC-3 1,143.23
T-6 390.61
56.93
1,703.97
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ANNUAL REPORT
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Total
W. J. Halloran:
MC-3
$319.90
T3
484.19
804.09
Truck Hire:
Alec Frederickson, tractor Tractor mower
172.00
412.00
Mervin Gay, power roller grader
75.00
111.00
W. H. Riley & Son, power shovel 152.20
roller
15.00
truck
132.75
tractor
24.00
323.95
Patsy Cavalieri & Son, truck hire shovel
30.00
192.50
222.50
Dona Beach, grader
1,605.00
truck hire
81.00
roller
62.00
1,748.00
L. Grimaldi & Son, truck hire
21.00
21.00
Calcagni Bros., truck hire
31.50
James Card, power saw
36.00
Town of Foxboro, power roller
80.00
Town of Plainville, truck hire
1,000.00
$3,985.95
$13,375.00
Appropriation
$4,300.00
Transfer
9,075.00
13,375.00
Expended
13,375.00
$9,389.05
$240.00
36.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF PARK AND PLAYGROUND
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
We hereby submit our annual report-
We wish first to thank the Fourth of July Commitee for the excellent job that was done repairing and enlarging the pool. Larger inlet and outlet pipes included in this project add to better circulation of water in the pool and the spread- ing of sand inside and outside the pool made for better bathing conditions especially for the younger children.
Good results were obtained in the swimming classes under Red Cross supervision carried out by Park Supervisor Mr. James Strong. Twenty-six youngsters completed the beginner's class, seven completed the intermediate class, three received Junior Life Saving Certificates and one completed the ad- vanced course.
Mr. Strong did an excellent job as Park Supervisor and through his efforts, the Park and facilities were kept in good and clean condition, also accidents were held to a minimum with none, other than the usual scrapes and bruises occurring.
We express thanks to Mr. Adams for rolling the ball field and helping to get it in condition for the season. The field was used more this year than in recent years with the High School using it for practice and scheduled games and the Plainville Sportsmens Club, that sanctioned the twilight league, using it for more than thirty games.
The bath house and pavilion had to be shingled this year due to vandalism. All apparatus was painted for better pro- tection. Bicycle racks were made to eliminate congestion and make safer playing conditions available. Brush was cut along the banks of the stream and outdoor fireplace.
Plans have been drawn for future reference for a comfort station that is in dire need. The attendance at the Park averaged 80 to 90 persons daily so the need for toilet facilities must be brought to mind. We will have figures on estimates of such a project ready for the people to act on at a future date. Labor:
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ANNUAL REPORT
Maynard Skinner
$200.00
Christian Ronhock
32.00
Edward Sharon
2.55
James Strong, Instructor
and Park Supervisor
400.00
Leon Parmenter, Carpenter
70.00
Everett Skinner
8.80
$713.35
Flowers, Harold Snell
35.00
Supplies
151.56
$899.91
Appropriation
$900.00
Expended
899.91
Balance
$.09
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT J. FAWCETT CLARENCE F. TELFORD EDWARD H. HEMMINGSEN
Park and Playground Commissioners
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REPORT OF THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The first year of electrical inspection has come to a close with these records. The number of applications for permits to wire and the permits granted for the different classifications of wiring, are as follows:
23 new houses-services, lighting and appliance circuits.
18 changes from two to three wire services with necessary alterations.
35 oil burners (power).
9 oil burners for additional outlets.
2 trailer services
1 roadside stand, service and lights.
1 roadside stand.
1 machine shop, service, power and lights.
1 machine shop, service change from 60 to 200 amp serv- ice.
1 machine shop, service for wiring of machines and lights.
1 new school building, as per specifications.
Your inspector appreciates the co-operation of the elec- trical contractors, home owners and the Worcester Suburban Electric Co. during the past year.
Respectfully yours,
C. GEORGE HAYES,
Electrical Inspector.
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ANNUAL REPORT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
This is to certify that the books of the Treasurer, Col- lector of Taxes, and Water Department have been examined by me and found correct.
All amounts collected and paid to the Treasurer by the Tax Collector and Water Department agree with his state- ments, as well as all uncollected amounts.
The books of the Town Clerk, Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures, and Milk Inspector have been examined and they also agree with the records of the Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
LAWRENCE H. CARPENTER
Town Auditor.
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
The year 1950 seemed a particularly busy one as far as the duties of your Board of Selectmen were concerned. A great number of special and informal meetings of the Board, apart from those regularly scheduled, were necessary in order to take care of the increased amount of work. This, however, was not unexpected in view of the Town's growth over the last few years.
One matter over which the Board spent considerable time during the year, was that of planning for expansion of the various town services, to keep pace with these evidences of growth. Finally, upon the Board's recommendation, the Police Department added Saturday and Sunday daytime patrol duty to its regularly planned work as far as funds in hand would allow. As a result of the favorable comment received, this department will include in its appropriation for 1951, a provision for funds to meet the cost of a steady daytime man.
Your Board met often during the year with the Planning, Water, and School Planning Committees', in order to assist in every way possible with these various activities.
Center of Town work accomplished during the year in- cluded the repairing of shoulders on School, Cottage and Pleasant Streets, which were necessary after the laying of water on those streets. Grove Street was resurfaced from East Bacon to Lincoln Avenue, and Lincoln Avenue from Pleasant to South Street.
Chapter 81 work went forward as planned, with the widening and hard surfacing of part of Mirimichi Street. Part of Green Street was also hard surfaced. After the water installation on Fletcher Street, this street was in need of surface repair. Pleasant and Cottage Streets were rebuilt and regraded. The curve on School Street which was very dangerous was widened, and part of the street resurfaced. Due to the added traffic at the Dominican Academy it was necessary to widen the corner of School and George Streets. No parking sings were posted on one side of each street in order to
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facilitate traffic. Chestnut Street was completed and part of Hancock Street resurfaced.
Under Chapter 90, part of Route 106 was resurfaced, and a thin resurface put on Taunton Street. The wooden bridge on Mirimichi Street is in bad condition, and should be replaced in the very near future.
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